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[Thunderbolt General] distortedloop:
Open Source is about all parties involved having access to the source code to do what they want with it as long as it doesn't violate whatever license the code is published under. Unfortunately this means that the phone manufacturers have every right to clutter up the phone with whatever crapware they or the carrier want, or any other modifications (Sense, TouchWiz, etc) they want.

I'm sure that someone, whether it's HTC or Verizon gets a kickback or some kind of money out of the crapware; they're financially incented to keep it there, kind of like how HP bloatwares the heck out of any computer you buy from them.

The real open source mentality is that you can grab the source code and modify it however you want as well and then install it on your device. Oh wait, you can't always do that because they lock the darn bootloaders and make it harder and harder to unlock them as time goes on... Bastards. ;)

More on topic, the battery life seems to have a mind of its own. Some days it's grand, other days, it's disappointing. Yesterday I actually had to use the spare battery I'd purchased after being out and about for a half day, dead battery. First time since buying it that's happened.
[Thunderbolt General] pmdied:
Same here. Nearly identical scenario. Plus, the more you have running on your device, the faster the battery will drain. I always have a car charger and if I'm running low and need a quick boost in 15 minutes I will power the phone off and plug into a car or wall charger. This will give me a 50% boost in 15 minutes.
[Thunderbolt General] Nikolai2.1:
i just downloaded this app in an attempt to keep 4G on all day. i like the way it works so i hope this works, ill be using this all day while at work with no charger
[Thunderbolt General] bowtieduece:
I would post a screen shot to prove this .. but its says the format is not correct. Anyways no different than my dinc. 15 hrs on at 15%
[Thunderbolt General] coder_t2:
Damn. That's fast. You have like a 2 ah charger or something?
[Thunderbolt General] geekykid:
i get about 14 hours on average with normal usage. the gps is always on as is lte. i live in dc and get really awesome 4g coverage everywhere i go. i usually sit around -67db at home in 4g coverage.

i also havent setup setcpu on the tbolt yet.
[Thunderbolt General] trixxstyles:
My battery life has gotten better thanks to phone info app.

after a few days it got better. but with app loads better
[Thunderbolt General] distortedloop:
Can you expound upon that?
[Thunderbolt General] disorientedmind:
I think he means by using that app to turn off LTE, he is getting better battery. Does the same thing as *#*#4636#*#*.
[Thunderbolt General] distortedloop:
Ah, you're probably correct.

LOVE the handle! ;)
[Thunderbolt General] cwininger:
I laughed when I read the title of this thread. April fools a few days early huh?
[Thunderbolt General] pmdied:
It's a Verizon branded charger. Works great- you can pick it up from any VZW store.
[Thunderbolt General] bernjc3:
I'm having amazing battery life as well. Currently at 70% with 6h 20min. off the charger and LTE enabled.
[Thunderbolt General] mi7chy:
Battery life on the Thunderbolt is good as long as you selectively enable one data radio such evdo only or LTE only otherwise if left in default auto everything battery life is bad and won't last a work day and depending on use barely half a work day.
[Thunderbolt General] ddgarcia05:
I have mine on CDMA auto (PRL). Is that bad? I get 3G everywhere I go.
[Thunderbolt General] mariol90:
That should be fine, it enables 1x and 3G so you can still send texts.
[Thunderbolt General] haqone:
My battery life has been much better since switching to Das BAMF 1.1 Rom. Also made my phone much quicker. I have tried all the other Roms available and this one has had the best battery life and seems the quickest. I highly recommend this Rom for anyone that is rooted.
[Thunderbolt General] Awisefew:
My battery is averaging only 10 hours with brightness at 15%. I just rooted and got rid of some bloatware... we shall see.
[Thunderbolt General] sygnous:
My battery life on stock was awesome. I sync all kinds of stuff, all day, mainly on wi-fi (during the week). I just flashed Das BAMF, and I'm thinking I'll get even better battery life.

The first few days were scary, but once the battery has been fully charged a couple of times, it's awesome :)

laters
[Thunderbolt General] trebb:
For some reason, my battery on 4G effin' sucks and my battery on 3G is pretty great. I know this should be the case if I'm constantly using it, as 4G will draw more power, but just this morning I unplugged it and my phone went down to 80% in under an hour. I maybe sent a text message and read an email.

I charged it back up and set it to only 3G and now like four hours later I'm still in the 80s.
[Thunderbolt General] Strife21:
after rooting to DAS BAMF im getting great battery life. I also bump charged alot before I rooted
[Thunderbolt General] Gunnarsaxon:
I battery pull every night, 4G is off, and I have terrible service at my college, however, I have 12+ hours of battery life. Was bad in the beginning though.
[Thunderbolt General] TDevilsG:
I concur. I think the battery is in fact much better than what the majority of people first led it to be.
[Thunderbolt General] stoneskin2:
thanks a lot,

that will be help.
[Thunderbolt General] hijackerjack:
Oddly enough, I got 16 hrs of use with LTE on yesterday. my battery has been treating me well haha.

Sent from my Thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt General] rayzryd266:
I must have a bad battery or something must be set wrong. I'm rooted (got rid of bloat) did the 4G downgrade to 3G as well as many other fixes I found in the forums and the battery is the same as when I first got the phone - 5 maybe 6 hrs. total with minimal use. I just don't get it and get frustrated when I see others getting 10 - 12 hrs and still having juice left. I would be happy at this point just to make it 8.

just downloaded Green power and will be looking at flashing some of the other ROM's I've seen - I hope something works
[Thunderbolt General] coder_t2:
Yea I get about 10 hours with light to moderate use now. Going to root later in the week and get rid of bloatware. Hopefully I can get through a whole day without charging. Are there any good apps I can get to control my auto brightness better? If the battery indicator is correct on the phone, my screen is using about 70% of power.
[Thunderbolt General] trebb:
Getting pretty good battery out of mine today. After 3.5 hours I'm at 83%... I haven't been using it that much, but it's still better than usual.
[Thunderbolt General] Boss428man:
I feel like something improved, I did switch over to my extended battery but I just got 40 hours 8 minutes on it to death. Stock rom 4G on, only email and weather sync.
[Thunderbolt General] coder_t2:
I feel like I am getting significantly better signal strength today as well. I wonder if its just the weather or if Verizon did something.
[Thunderbolt General] lp4261:
I used to bump charge on my eris occasionally. Has that helped a lot of people out? I have seen it mentioned a few times in some threads. I haven't done it at all on my tbolt as of yet (and I got it on day 1). Just trying to decide if I should give it a try.
[Thunderbolt General] JeepSRT8:
Going to try bump charge and 4g only. Been getting 6 hours tops with auto mode..
[Thunderbolt General] Awisefew:
I am experiencing the same... I love Das_BAMF 1.2!
[Thunderbolt General] bamaredwingsfan:
I have not made one change in style from my droid1 to the tbolt, and i must say i am well pleased. I don't run live walpaper, or live in a 4G area, so take my results with a grain of salt. I had GPS an bluetooth enables the whole time as well.
[Thunderbolt General] HarlyFan:
I have had terrible battery results, I have everything backed way down and it still is only lasting about 7 hours, WTF
[Thunderbolt General] coder_t2:
What is good to check the battery levels more accurately? Or do they all just end up using more power on the phone since they are constantly checking for phone statistics?
[Thunderbolt General] rayzryd266:
I just got off the phone with TS and he said they are being told that 6 - 7 hrs is the average for these phones :eek: I knew it would be low, but expected it to make a whole shift at least :mad: I just rooted mine and will be trying out different things to get better optimization.

I just wish I could figure out how some people are posting 10 - 12 hrs and actually be using their phones :confused:
[Thunderbolt General] coder_t2:
How do you remove the bloatware once rooted?
[Thunderbolt General] vitsdroid:
The battery has been good to me. I usually keep the brightness at 50% unless im outside or in the car. The stream music and listen to podcasts most of the day, about an 1hour talk time and some surfing on the phone. I get about 12 hours most of the time. If I plug it in in the car or while at the office then it will never die on me.
[XPERIA X10 General] 101381:
Hi, i barly got my phone 2 days ago and i been researching on how to update it. I have AT&T provider in U.S.

I see people have debranded, flash, rooted....i can't tell the difference between what this is. And most refer their x10 as an x10a (most likely they have Rodgers as carrier (Canada if i am correct).

Can someone please guide me through updating my SE Xperia x10 1.6 -> 2.1.

I'd like to update it so i can still receive updates from SE website if that is possible. I am new to smart phones and don't know where to start really, if someone can guide me that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
[XPERIA X10 General] Tony_C:
See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=920746

Look under 10a Generic
[XPERIA X10 General] The Gingerbread Man:
Ok to update your phone head to the Sony Ericson website and download PC companion http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/sup.../detailed/pccompanion/xperiax10us?cc=us&lc=en and it will talk you through the update process. Really it's very easy. There are plenty of custom roms out there now and if your feeling up to it iv made a guide to walk you through just follow the link from my signiture. The x10 comes in 4 main forms x10i (Europe) x10a (america and south American nations) there's a japenesse version (docamo, can't remember precise spelling sorry) and x10 HD which comes with 2.1 pre installed. I hope this information helps you along your journey of exploration of smart phones and believe me you made a good choice getting an x10 and with news of getting a gingerbread update in the summer I'm sure you'll feel very satisified with your phone very soon :-)
[XPERIA X10 General] agentJBM:
Wait a minute. He said he has AT&T, which means that PC Companion or SEUS will be of no help to him. AT&T is still on 1.6.

@101381

What you need to do is check your private messages. I will send you a detailed guide that I have helped many fellow AT&T users with.

Btw, X10a "a" is for Americas. We broadcast on different frequencies.
[XPERIA X10 General] Flo95:
Why don't you post the guide here?

Then every at&t user could update easily ;)
[XPERIA X10 General] agentJBM:
Because I would get 50 replies saying that there are tons of threads on this already, use search button, and mods please delete.

However, there are just as many new threads like this one, so you have a point. Just have my back when all the flamers and whiners chime in. :-)

Will do tomorrow. Let me clean it up a bit and add some stuff on root, xrecovery, JIT and removing apps.
[XPERIA X10 General] The Gingerbread Man:
Well excuse me for not knowing, I have an x10i and live in England. I answered as best I could with the information provided.

It would be flash tool you need to update then.
[XPERIA X10 General] agentJBM:
I didn't say anything for you to need to get all defensive. Gezz.

New name, same attitude. ;)
[XPERIA X10 General] The Gingerbread Man:
Please don't spam our new users thread up, there is no need. I was trying to help and I honestly didn't know at & t were still stuck on 1.6 so PC companion wouldn't work and I adviced to the best of my knowledge.

I don't apriciate your comments and remarks towards me and you should speek with more respect towards your fellow and more senior members.

Point made, back to topic now.
[XPERIA X10 General] agentJBM:
Your the one who went off topic on me. There was no need for your reply. Treat me with respect and I will return the favor. This is not the first time you've jumped in personally on me. I love how you spam at will, then jump on others for it.

What would you have rather me done? Not tell him the correct answer, just so a more senior member didn't get his feelings hurt?
[XPERIA X10 General] The Gingerbread Man:
This is the kind of thing that may offend people, that I don't appriciate.
[XPERIA X10 General] 101381:
Thanks for everyone's reply, as of right now im looking at JDM's message on how to update my phone. I'll try it asap, will post update on how it goes.

Once again thanks for everyone's help! Looking forward to learning much more on how to personalize smart phones.
[XPERIA X10 General] agentJBM:
All I said was same attitude. There is nothing offensive in that. Everyone has an attitude. Do you not like yours or something? Now if I used an adjective in front of attitude I could see your point. Heck, I even put a wink and a smile, meaning all in good fun.

Once again, you don't have to get so defensive. Lighten up. After all, now you are the gingerbread man. Great new name btw. :-)))
[XPERIA X10 General] AresPwnage:
Hi, I've been trying for a very long time to try to install a ROM on my Xperia X10a and have failed constantly. Could I possibly be sent the guide that you sent to 101381? Thanks!
[XPERIA X10 General] The Gingerbread Man:
If its a custom rom you want to install iv put together a very good and easy to follow guide, follow the link from my signiture :-)
[XPERIA X10 General] AresPwnage:
Problem with your guide is that my X10 is still on 1.6 and I can't seem to get xRecovery on my phone.
[XPERIA X10 General] The Gingerbread Man:
You wont if your on 1.6, you need to download a global generic Sony firmware and flash it with the flash tool, then root and install xrecovery with flashtool and start my guide for custom rom from my guide if your feeling up to it.
[XPERIA X10 General] The Gingerbread Man:
This is what you need http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=920746

And instructions http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=10879507#post10879507
[XPERIA X10 General] agentJBM:
Check your private messages. :)

Also, I am betting they have already visited those threads. I even use them in my guide. The problem with the guides is they don't explain the steps, which for someone trying this the first time is not helpful, even frightening. It takes an experienced noob to explain it to a noob.

EDIT: Here is the link to my guide that I posted at FLO's request. :-)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1012380
[XPERIA X10 General] AresPwnage:
Actually I already flashed it to 2.1. Thanks a ton though! Definitely enjoying it too :)
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] infraled:
This is essentially a thread intended for people to signup and show their support for the CM girls that have brightened our phones for so long. Go ahead and drop a quick comment of support and hopefully we can see these girls come back to the CM7 nightlies!!!

Drop a thanks too if you like.

This is what is at stake people....

Courtesy of Flomaster @ DroidForums. Buy him beer here.

The official response from Cyanogenmod found here.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] coupetastic-droid:
I love BOOBBIES!

On a serious note though, I don't know what's the big deal on that wallpaper. Its not like they were naked or without shirts with theirs breasts hanging out. I liked the wallpaper. Even my girl did. I used it a few times.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] Phateless:
People need to grow up and chill out. I love the cm girls and every girl who saw my phone with that wallpaper loved them too.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] nccu_eagles:
:confused: seriously all you have to do is take the cmwallpaper.apk from an old cm7 nightly and install it on a newer version or download the high resolution pic that kombs posted....it's not that serious :confused:
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] camalus:
Save the CM tatas!
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] infraled:
I fully acknowledge that the solution is simple, but my thinking was to more show "tongue in cheek" support for the CM girls. Pun intended. I'm not truly up in arms about it, but I'm curious to see who "supports" the blue boobies. Pun intended.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] abcdavidefg:
Save the tatas
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] lanternslight456:
please... save the tatas! I <3 Boobies!
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] pack:
If the wallpaper in a rom is your concern you may have other things to worry about :/
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] infraled:
Come on Pack. Save the tatas. Don't worry about real issues like Japan or the economy...Save the CM girls. :)
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] jigajay:
I never even noticed till now they have c.m droid on there shirts now I can actually use that wallpaper
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] GDULISSE10:
i never used cm before a couple weeks ago what is this wallpaper
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] pack:
lmfao, you hold a strong argument there sir.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] infraled:
Why up in arms?

This is what is at stake people....

Courtesy of Flomaster @ DroidForums. Buy him beer here.

I'll continue pushing this cause because its easier and funner to deal with than real problems. Save the blue boobies - show your support for their lack of support.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] civicvx94:
Nice..just realized I had this on my phone, good stuff. Why would someone want to get rid of this??
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] jdkoren:
Seems like a perfectly legitimate wallpaper to me. No reason to remove it whatsoever. I think the better question is: why is the second girl from the right not standing like the others?
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] elsocio83:
Save the CM Tatas!!!!!!!!
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] krazy_smokezalot:
More boobies! Cm guys. Lol ha bout to tweet this
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] infraled:
The more you look at the picture the more questions pop out. It's like the damned Da Vinci code or something.

Why does only one girl have a single white wristband on??

Only one girl is wearing a black shirt....

I suspect a conspiracy and a massive coverup.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] jigajay:
They are all the same girl with different hair styles
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] Lint6:
Well..the one in the black is simple..she's the goalie and they always wear a different color..

that and she looks so much hotter in black..
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] morgwai:
removing the wallpaper from the rom was _PROBABLY_ a good decision.

removing the link to it from the blog post and preventing ppl who liked it from downloading it and sanitizing the github to make things like the wallpaper never existed was _DEFINITELY_ _THE_ _WORST_ _THING_ _THAT_ _COULD_ _EVER_ _BE_ _DONE_ _ABOUT_ _THIS_!

sorry for shouting, but it really bothers me...

on a side note: could some admin or moderator move this topic to a better place than myTouch 4g something something? thx ;)
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] infraled:
meh

It's easy enough to put it back on my phone, if I even wanted it. I think like most I don't like the idea of things being sanitized and made for a kid friendly world. It's an alternative ROM and the ideas of making it this "more professional" straightlaced packaged for the masses ROM is what bothers most people, myself included. There are different mentalities of people. One looks at Cyanogenmod and goes wow thats awesome that they made this for themselves and for everyone else. Another group looks at it and goes ok! how can we make money off this and make it professional, circumventing the entire purpose of that this project had from the beginning. I'm done though. Save the boobs.

@Lint6 - Well that explains the picture alright. I know little to nothing about sports so thanks for the information. I hate you though for ruining my massive conspiracy theories regarding this infamous image. :)

Agreed though that this might belong somewhere else though - I made sure not to drop it in General Q&A as well as Development. Themes seemed the most appropriate limiting myself to the forums for my phone. Good thought though.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] jpcdeux:
You do realize that's the same chic over and over? Its Keeley Hazells World Cup set. Google it

Sent via my CM7 RC3 G2. PTFO
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] neidlinger:
It really doesn't matter who, it is or where it can be obtained from. The point that most people are underlining is there were a few whinny people over @ cyanogen that complained about the wallpaper and the dev team decided to remove it. It's a classic case of the minority ruining the fun for the majority. I support the girl(s) and the wall paper. heck look at my post in the "show me your WP" thread you'll see i'm a fan. Back on track... just the whinny people being whinny, if you do not like the wall paper, do not use it. Heck how many of us actually use the Cyanogen built in wallpapers to begin with. it's not like your going to avoid it anyway.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] tjizzle:
Sure i liked the wallpaper. But why the hell are people mad that it was taken off? It's just a picture. I'm sure there are tons of pics on the internet just like it that you can use.

On another note... imagine your daughter or some young lady sees that picture and decides to dress up like that. lol i'm sure you will have a problem with the picture then.

Bottomline... the inclusion or removal of the pic adds no extra stability or super feature to the phone. GET OVER IT!!!
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] joe ferreira:
like this ?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14076899/CMWallpapers.apk

nightlys don't go back far enough.

try stable builds.

this is from the nexus one stable builds
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] live2ride96:
I was just poking around at CM's site, and saw this subject (I know - I'm late to the party), and then read the comments. FUNNIEST POST EVER right here.....

sysfs says:

March 30, 2011 at 5:31 am

Am I the only one that finds it a little funny that “team douche” links to gapps at goo.inside.me and a wallpaper of scantily clad (not naked mind you) women is the big unprofessional controversy. Lol, I think I’ve heard it all now =)
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] infinityhombre:
HA! I was thinking that same thing. I'm using a rom created by "Team Douche" and it now seems to have a retarded duck on a skateboard as a logo. Quite "professional" I must say.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] infraled:
Yeah the irony is quite apparent. I just hope this doesn't lead to more compromises down the road. That's my concern with this rather topical issue.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] Uchennadi:
Well if they bring it back, they should also have one of the studly hot menz. Equal opportunity right?
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] jdkoren:
I'd prefer a second girls pic tbh :D
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] ralphsancho:
My girlfriend actually pointed this out to me and I couldn't believe it but its actually the same girl with different outfits n hairstyles... look closely lol
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] infraled:
Yeah I didn't know that until I saw the high res version of it when I posted it here. On the phone the detail of the girl's face kinda gets lost. Girlfriends have that ability to notice the faces are the same though. We somehow instinctually miss that detail....
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] ralphsancho:
yea probably because the face is the last thing we pay attention to... women are the masters of disguise
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] Lint6:
No..we're just not paying attention to the face...:p
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] live2ride96:
Yeah, I knew that a long time ago, cuz all the b:eek:bs look exactly the same. :D

Seriously though, her name's Keeley Hazell. Smokin' hot british chick. I haven't had this wallpaper on since my Nexus One about a year ago. It may be time to bring it back just on principle. In all seriousness though, I really hope this doesn't lead to more "compromises" down the road.